A "calm and friendly school" which was once rated "requires improvement" has received a "good" rating following a recent inspection.

Nelson St Philip's CE Primary School was inspected by education regulator Ofsted in September and a report last week said that leaders at the school had high expectations for all pupils and their behaviour.

The school was graded "good" in four areas but "outstanding" for behaviour and attitude.

The Ofsted report read: “Pupils are polite and respectful to each other and staff. Through their interactions with their peers, pupils demonstrate kindness and gentleness.

"This creates a calm and purposeful atmosphere in which pupils can learn well. Typically, pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well across a range of subjects.

“The school has designed a curriculum that is suitably broad, ambitious and meets the needs of pupils, including those with SEND. Across subjects, the school has identified the key knowledge that pupils should learn and the order in which this content should be taught.”

Inspectors also noted that pupils were well versed in why eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly was important.

The report went on: “Pupils understand that eating a healthy diet and doing regular exercise help them to look after their own physical and mental well-being.

“They learn about different faiths, cultures and families. Pupils also learn about the importance of respecting each other’s differences. For example, older pupils spoke knowledgeably about British values and their worth within a modern society.

“Pupils are eager to take part in a wide range of after-school activities that capture their interests.

“The school ensures that opportunities to listen to guest speakers, visit places of interest and participate in residential trips help to enhance pupils’ wider personal development.

“The school considers staff’s workload and well-being when making decisions about how to further improve the quality of education for pupils. As a result, staff feel that they are listened to and they feel valued by leaders.”

Rebecca Moulden, headteacher at Nelson St Philip's C of E Primary School, said: “As a result of our recent Ofsted inspection, I am extremely proud of our whole school community in achieving the ‘good’ overall judgement, with behaviour and attitudes graded ‘outstanding’.

“The inspectors recognised the immense strengths in school and how the staff have worked tirelessly to improve standards in teaching and learning to provide our children with the high-quality education they deserve.

“As Ofsted point out, ‘The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement and for their behaviour. Pupils live up to these expectations every day. They are polite and respectful to each other and staff.

"Through their interactions with their peers, pupils demonstrate kindness and gentleness. This creates a calm and purposeful atmosphere in which pupils can learn well.

“As a reward for the children’s impeccable behaviour and attitudes to learning, the children are to enjoy a Snow White pantomime in school next week – a treat so very well deserved.”